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‘A female director doesn’t mean no male gaze’—Kani Kusruti is so much more than All We Imagine

On Cannes red carpet, Kani Kusruti walked with a clutch that appeared like a watermelon. ‘I just wanted to be reminded that it is part of me. Solidarity to Palestine,’ said the actor.

Karnataka’s Kodavas are fighting extinction—with gun festival and bamboo curry

A dwindling population, dilution of tradition, and diminishing national presence have fuelled urgency within the Kodava community in Bengaluru and the neighbouring Kodagu region.

India’s first crewed deep-sea mission set for testing—‘We’re to oceans what ISRO is to space’

Matsya 6000 submersible will be tried in a harbour off Chennai with three crew members on board. If all goes as planned, in 2026, National Institute of Ocean Technology will send a crew 6,000 metres under the Indian Ocean.

OTT tongue exposed Indians to small Hindustans. Language purity taking backseat

Small towns are a sexy discovery for OTT. They bring local language and a cocktail of hyperlocal idioms, words, dialects and of course a volley of slurs.

Uttarakhand’s ticking bomb: landslide lakes

A decade of landslides have birthed as many as six lakes in Uttarakhand in the last decade. For the first time, a team of scientists from institutes are surveying them.

In Mathura, lawyers & teachers run temples—with stickers on cars. ‘Receivers’ now under scrutiny

Mathura district judge is set to submit report in SC today on temples under receivership model, wherein lawyers, teachers & journalists step in to run temples in cases of dispute.

Braj is new launchpad for religious influencers—Gopi glam, dance reels, temple tours

Mathura-Vrindavan has become a weekend hotspot for influencers. From parikrama to paragliding, it’s all fodder for reels, but some residents aren’t happy. ‘We want devotion, not crowds.’

‘Noida Ek Tension’—Home buyers struggle for registry here, big players remain shy

The GNIDA claimed they are pulling up the builders to clear dues. But builders cite financial constraints. And between the two are caught thousands of homebuyers.

Bihar is on a sports gold rush. Rs 680 cr budget, big-ticket events, hunt for Olympians

Bihar wants to go from sports underdog to medal powerhouse. It’s building stadiums, hiring coaches, and running a talent hunt in 40,000 schools — but it’s still battling decades of dysfunction.

‘Leopard Trail’ is Gurugram’s wildest hangout. Party animals are taking over Aravallis

The once tranquil ‘Leopard Trail’ in the Aravallis has become a hub for birthday bashes and boozy nights. But the party’s over for illegal cafes, says Gurugram’s new 'demolition' officer

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.